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Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii sp. nov., a novel corynebacterium that does not contain mycolic acids.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Oct 1998
Collins M D, Falsen E, Akervall E, Sjöden B, Alvarez A
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A strain of a hitherto undescribed coryneform bacterium from human clinical material was characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis demonstrated the strain represents a novel and deep lineage within the genus Corynebacterium sensu stricto. Chemical analyses revealed the unidentified strain was unusual in that it lacked mycolic acids. Based on the...
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